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Your Fort Lewis Skyhawks Take 2nd Place in the Team Omnium

It takes a pyramid to raise a village. Go Skyhawks!

Check out the full results here.

Elite Men’s Action

The crew tested for structural stability as the race went on in the background.

Elite Women’s Race Action


It got hot out there.


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Skyhawk Men’s Racing Action

Eric was in first at this point.

Its official, we placed 2nd to Lees Mcrae and Marian College.

This Mornings Non-Racing Photo Action

Wlat Axthelm is the man. Here he is helping the Skyhawks in the pits. He is a multi-time national cyclocross champion. There is too much to write about him in this little space. Take my word, he's a legend.

Watch the pro men at 2:15 and women’s race live right now HERE.

Skyhawk Men Go 2-3-5-6-7-14-16-22

In a classic collegiate omnium form, the FLC/Lees McRae/Marian battle was so close, we still do not know who has won the team title. Lees McRae’s Kerry Warner won the race and Skyler Trujillo and Eric Emsky went 2-3, with Rotem Ishay and Dylan Stucki follow in 5th and 6th place. Cross your fingers.

Skyler Trujillo took 2nd

Eric Emsky placed 3rd

Check out the results here.

Podium For Sarah Sturm Took Place at the Verona, Wisconsin Library

Sarah placed 4th for the FLC Skyhawks

I Raced Too

I did the 30-34 category at 3:45pm and lost big time. My wife Annie borrowed my Cannon 60D and went to town. Thanks Annie.

I ate a cupcake for breakfast.

FLC Skyhawk Ladies Race to Third in the Women’s Division 1 Competition

Check out the story and results here.


Check out the results here.

Durango Locals in Wisconsin

Skyler Trujillo Interview on Cyclingdirt.com

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Tribute to Team Manager Dave Hagen

Dave dug deep in his age group race and rode strong. He is all about the glory of just going for it and having a good time. Hagen raced at 9am today and the course was a brutal rut filled adventure.

Dave has had quite the season dealing with course tape. He is the main man behind the super sweet Stan's No Tubes/FLC Cycling Cyclocross Series. For such a small town, Dave is able to bring out the cyclocross crowds for a solid fall/winter season.

Dave has been involved in FLC Cycling since 2004 and is the glue that holds the successful program together.

Saturday was Funday For Skyhawks

Home sweet home.

Skyhawk Ladies Rock, Sarah Sturm Takes 4th Place

The mud was thick for the ladies. On the first lap, Sarah Sturm had to take a pit stop and eventuall rode herself into 4th place. Teammate Kaila Hart was the next FLC racer in 8th. Marian dominated the race from the beginning and took the win.

Results should be posted here shortly. Currently the U23 men are on course and we have Eric and Skyler in the mix. Then I get to race at 3pm in the 30-34 age group. Cant wait to shred! Go Skyhawks.

Lauren Catlin rolls fast down the fast descent after the brutal stair run up. She finished up in 9th place. The crowd was wild on the top of the hill and had a stack on one dollar bills they handed to their favorite racers. Tilly made 5 dollars!

Make Sure to Check in on Saturday

Team Manager Dave Hagen races his age group at 9am. The ladies race at noon. And Skyler and Eric race the U23 race at 1pm. Then lastly I race at 3pm in the 30-34 race. Make sure to check out the on line streaming of the pro men's and women's race on sunday.

Information on the live streaming can be found here.

Dinner and Stuff

Jon Bailey Spotted in Wisconsin

Mechanic Jon Bailey is spotted here at the Weary Traveler in downtown Madison. Jon has been helping the team laugh for the past 5 cyclocross national championships. The FLC bikes run great because of this guy!

Tribute to Annie Cheeney

Yes she is my wife, but also she is a superstar of FLC Cycling. Here is a woman who came back to college after years away and graduates with high honors, in which she only had one B grade in her FLC career, a class in weightlifting nonetheless. During her time with the Skyhawks, Annie attended 4 national championship events and numerous cross and mountain bike conference races. This is what collegiate cycling is all about, opportunities and the chance to be a part of something fun and giving it all in the spirit of the Skyhawk. Go Annie Go! Annie raced in the Womens 35-39 category and did great finishing 13th.

Upside Down Tail Whip

The FLC Skyhawks do not recommend this at home. Grass stains are a pain to get out of Dylan’s puffy jacket.

Fun Photos From Friday Morning

Robbie makes a crucial catch on 3rd and 7, for a first down!

Channel 3 in Madison Catches the Action. Go Ducks!

The Skyhawk Women Practice the Course

Thursday’s Fun Photos

So many sweet bikes under the sun.

Cyclingdirt.com Interviews the Skyhawk Support Staff

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The Skyhawks Practice the Cross Course

Ryan and Ben get rad on the high speed downhill.

The FLC Skyhawks Take Flight for Wisconsin

Its Cyclocross Nationals time and that means tons of FLC Cycling photos and gargantuan amounts of fun. The 4 man driving squad of FLC Team President Grady James, Garrett Alexander, Jon Bailey and myself, Chad took to the road tuesday at noon and headed east with the truck and trailer, carrying all the 16 athletes’ bikes and equipment to Wisconsin. The athletes are in route, as I type, via plane and will be arriving tonight around 10pm. We cant wait. College kids are fun

My name is Chad Cheeney and I will be covering the athletes and support staff as they work their way through the week. The gals race on saturday and the guys on sunday. I cant wait to capture the action and hope you enjoy following along. Go Skyhawks!

FLC Skyhawks Head to Wisconsin for the National Championships

The USA Cycling Cyclocross National Championships are this weekend in Madison, Wisconsin, and the Skyhawks will be sending their top riders to try and take back the title from Lees-McRae College. The roster heading east includes: Team manager Dave Hagen and Coach Elke Brutsaert, and riders Rotem Ishay, Ben Stalker, Dylan Stucki, Ben Stalker, Robbie Jones, Ryan Cleveland, Ryan Dorsey, Eric Emsky Skyler Trujillo, Britany Clawson, Missy Erickson, Sarah Sturm, Lauren Catlin, Annie Cheeney, Kaila Hart, Courtney Ott, and Tilly Field. Also joining are support staff, including mechanics Jon Bailey, Garrett Alexander, Grady James, and photographer and blogger Chad Cheeney.

Follow along throughout the week on this site as we cover the athletes as they travel across the US to take on the nation’s toughest collegiate competition. The action will be updated twice daily through Sunday. Go Skyhawks!

FLC's Sarah Sturm

Stan’s NoTubes 4CCX #6 News Flash

CXers,

4CCX Race #6 Changed to Riverside Park in Aztec, NM.

Due to unforeseen circumstances the race in Aztec this weekend will NOT be at the Aztec Tiger Sports Complex  - it has moved back to Riverside Park, the venue the previous two years. You can googlemaps Riverside Park, Aztec, NM and it is on South Light Plant Rd. All times are still the same – 9am–Reg, 10am-Men B/Open Women, 11am-Men A/Men 35+.

Please pass the word on.

HAGEN

Stan’s NoTubes 4CCX Series #5 Results

Below are the results for this weekend’s race in Cortez. We finally had some CXlike conditions with a light dusting of snow on a fairly technical course with 2 run-ups, a sand pit, barriers and a trip around Lake Goose Poop (thankfully no one fell in this year – not that we didn’t try)! A special thanks needs to go out again to Stan’s NoTubes for being the presenting sponsor of the series and all the other sponsors who contribute! Huge Kudos to Ami Fair and the Cortez Parks and Recreation Department for letting us use any of the terrain we want to and the set-up and break-down support. Also going above and beyond duty was Paul Adams and the Kokpelli Bike Shop for pretty much setting up the whole course the night before and providing tons of volunteers.

Next up for the Stan’s NoTubes 4CCX Series is race #6 at the Aztec Tiger Sports Complex (across from the Alien Run trail system on the Navajo Dam road) on Sunday Dec. 11th – 9am reg, 10am Men B/Open Women, 11am Men a/Men 35+. This is a new venue and has tons of different terrain for what should be a somewhat technical course.

Stan’s NoTubes 4CCX #5 Results